An additional step in handing over national security duties to Somalia’s own forces was taken when the Security Council approved the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). By a vote of 14 in […]
Amputees in Sierra Leone face severe social and economic challenges. The civil war from 1991 to 2002 left most of them without limbs because the rebels used amputation as a form of terror. To this day decades later amputation rates are still high due to traffic accidents, poor healthcare services and delayed treatment. Despite the […]
Electors in more than 17 African countries accounted for a significant proportion of the estimated 3.7 billion people who voted worldwide in 2024. Now that the election year is drawing to a close, many Africans see 2025 as a ‘year of momentum’. To begin with, Africans across the continent will mark a series of milestones […]
A remote corner of South Africa has become the hub of a disturbing surge in the illegal trade of unique plants. Organised crime groups are taking advantage of overseas demand for these rare species and transforming the region into a hotbed of illegal activity. Most of the targeted plants are succulents, prized for their ability […]
A riot in a prison in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the police commander general, Bernardino Rafael, said on Wednesday. Some 1,534 people escaped from the prison, but 150 of them were recaptured, he added. The escape led to violent clashes between the fugitives, prison staff and police, […]
Leaked documents have exposed widespread neglect and corruption in efforts to clean up decades of oil spill damage in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The files reveal systemic failures in the operations of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (Hyprep), the agency responsible for restoring polluted land and water. In 2021, satellite images revealed acres of barren land […]
In September, Florida residents crowded a government meeting to oppose plans for a massive trash incinerator in Miami-Dade County. Protesters wearing green shirts that read “MIRAMAR SAYS NO TO INCINERATOR! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD,” feared the proposed facility could harm their health, lower property values and damage the environment. The incinerator which would burn 4,000 […]
While the Constitutional Council recognised the existence of irregularities in the election, it considered that they did not significantly alter the results. The Constitutional Council of Mozambique has declared Daniel Francisco Chapo the winner of October’s disputed presidential election, with 65.17% of the vote. The opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, who won 24.29% of the vote, […]
Locals in southern Nigeria claim that the pipeline oil spills are becoming more frequent and endangering the lives of nearby villages. A major source of income for many residents are farming and fishing which have been negatively impacted by the most recent leak. Some farmers even stated to the media that they have lost millions […]
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin, becoming the third Western leader to meet the Russian President since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Mr Fico, a vocal critic of the European Union’s support for Kiev during the war, said they had […]
Trade between African and GCC countries stands at $ 121 billion in 2023, double of what it was in 2016. This growth is witnessed due to the efforts of Gulf countries to shift their economies forward, besides realizing the trade and investment opportunities in Africa. The UAE is a leading partner in innovation and infrastructure: […]
Family members struggling after one week after of Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness on Wednesday, a day before the arrival of the French president and another 180 tonnes of aid. Some survivors and aid groups have described hasty burials, the foul smell of dead bodies and the destruction […]
The United Arab Emirates has launched its orphanage project in Ethiopia’s Oromia region on the orders of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Dr. Abiy Ahmed who is the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia officially opened the orphanage in front of several UAE and Ethiopian officials as well as Dr. […]
In just four months, 100 women have been killed, the majority by males they knew including spouses. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi referred to the rising problem as “the elephant in the room” and stated that many cases are still being investigated in court. Mudavadi stated that the police have established a special squad to […]
The Ghanaian entertainment industry is in deep mourning following the sudden death of Bright Owusu, better known as C Confion. The talented comic and sketch actor passed away in the early hours of 20 December 2024, after battling a brief but serious illness. C Confion, a much-loved member of Dr Likee’s comedy team, was being […]
Since the beginning of December more than five hundred people have lost their lives on the nation’s highways. Barbara Creecy, the minister of transportation disclosed that number in the preliminary road safety report for the middle of the holiday season. On December 19th Creecy gave the numbers at a press conference on the N1 route […]
The French president Emmanuel Macron has promised more aid to the inhabitants of the Mayotte archipelago in the Indian Ocean, as he witnessed the devastation wrought by cyclone Chido on the French territory. Many thousands of people are trying to get by without the bare essentials, such as water and electricity. The most powerful cyclone […]
Ghana’s top court rejected two cases challenging the legality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill dealing a further blow to the LGBTQ population in Africa. The decision opens the door for the president to sign one of the strictest anti-LGBTQ laws on the continent into law. Richard Dela Sky, a lawyer and […]
The man who confessed to killing a woman in a video that went viral on social networks was found hanging from a tree on Wednesday morning in the Malangeni district of Umzinto, a short distance from where he had killed the woman. KZN Saps spokesman Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police had responded to reports of […]
Nigerian anti-corruption agency has arrested 792 suspects in a major raid on a building allegedly used as a hub for international online fraud. The Financial and Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipinos, were arrested on 10 December in the Big Leaf Building, a seven-storey building in Lagos, Nigeria’s […]